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(12/04/07 5:00am)
Upon walking into Page Auditorium last night, I, along with everyone else in attendance, was handed a green slip of paper stating that Duke University respected academic freedom and wanted to have a meaningful, respectful academic discussion with Karl Rove. I was appalled by what ensued. Rove's attempt at discussion was interrupted at least a dozen times by hecklers screaming everything from "Liar!" to "Murderer!" At one point in the discussion, someone walked in front of me with a massive sign reading "Arrest Him!" Now while I completely respect people's opinion and their ability to protest, shouting down Rove only infringes his right to speak-the very right being invoked by the protesters. As the University had pledged to curb such malicious and slanderous statements, their lack of any response to these protesters was disconcerting at best. Professor Peter Feaver was quoted yesterday as saying, "There should be ways for people to register their disagreements with him without breaking the law and without infringing on the rights of others... I'm confident that Duke administrators have taken steps so that everyone's free speech... will be preserved." It is a shame that Professor Feaver was proven wrong last night.
(12/04/07 5:00am)
Protestors arrived in force Monday to picket and shout insults as Karl Rove, the former deputy White House chief of staff, took the stage in Page Auditorium.
(12/03/07 5:00am)
Karl Rove's appearance at Page Auditorium tonight will be met by a group of students, faculty and Durham residents protesting the George W. Bush administration's policies on torture and human rights, protest organizers said.
(11/20/07 5:00am)
A committee of students, faculty and staff formed by Dean of Undergraduate Education Steve Nowicki will appraise the University's judicial policies and produce recommendations by the end of Spring.
(11/15/07 5:00am)
Duke Student Government President Paul Slattery, a senior, gave senators an end-of-semester report on his projects at the organization's meeting Wednesday night. His report included the creation of a committee on judicial affairs, online party monitor training and a Web site to facilitate faculty-student lunches.
(11/15/07 5:00am)
Right-wing political guru Karl Rove will speak on campus Dec. 3, political science professor Peter Feaver confirmed Wednesday.
(09/19/07 4:00am)
For the past two years, Professor Peter Feaver has held office hours in Washington, D.C., aiding the George W. Bush administration in crafting a surge plan for the war in Iraq. Since returning to campus, the he has continued to be a voice in the debates raging on Capitol Hill.
(03/27/07 4:00am)
It's not every day that students can take classes with a former special advisor to the Bush administration and a member of the National Security Council.
(03/08/06 5:00am)
Before Duke was Duke, politically minded graduates didn't go far beyond elected office. Eight Congressmen have come from Duke over its century of history, and of those, four represented or represent North or South Carolina. Logical, given that the University was founded as an educating and advancing vehicle for Carolina kids.
(12/07/05 5:00am)
Of the various activities and scholarships pursued by professors who opt to take an leave of absence from the University, few are currently in the national spotlight regarding policy with the war in Iraq.
(11/02/05 5:00am)
It's been a difficult semester for the political science department.
(04/27/05 4:00am)
Many political science majors with a concentration in international relations woke up to register for classes a few weeks ago and received an unpleasant early-morning shock. They found themselves in a mad scramble for spots in the classes they need to graduate.
(01/21/05 5:00am)
Transition and planning marked the first year of the new Faculty Diversity Initiative, Provost Peter Lange reported at the Academic Council meeting Thursday.
(10/29/04 4:00am)
This is the third in a three-part series about health and science issues in the 2004 election.
(10/19/04 4:00am)
When I first arrived at Duke in August 2001, I expected a strong showing from the latter half of the “work hard, play hard” maxim: beer, frat parties and boisterous basketball games. By contrast, I braced myself for academic disappointment after an incredibly rich classroom experience at Phillips Exeter Academy.
(10/07/04 4:00am)
While most Duke students spent mid-term week hunched over blue books scribbling timed essays or feverishly darkening in bubbles on multiple choice exams, 16 seniors showcased their mid-semester progress to their professor and their peers in an all-out, public political debate Wednesday night.
(09/27/04 4:00am)
“From the USA to the Middle East; we demand Justice, we demand Peace.”
(09/22/04 4:00am)
Election fever is in the air.
(09/02/04 4:00am)
Senior Emilie Lemke has a resume that fills two hours of an interview. Or some might say she performs the roles of two different people entirely.
(04/21/04 4:00am)
Strange noises float up through the fields like whispers on the night air. Bullfrogs and crickets and swamp things buzz all around; the occasional bird chirp emanates from the trees. The branches crackle underfoot and toads kick up little puddles of black mud. All is here, and none are present--it is an eve of invisibility, of trouble lurking in the thickening woods on the horizon, over the roots, trouble in camo BDUs and swirling rumors and lost Humvee messages.
